Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-07-14
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Stylish Fabrics and Gowns Recently
Placed on Exhibition.

Stylish Fabrics and Gowns Recently
Placed on Exhibition.
Square and oblong buckles of various
precious metals. set with pearls, gar
nets. Rhine stones or jet, are worn
with velvet dog collars or as epaulet
clasps with excellent effect. A beauti-
full evening toilet of white surah dotted
with silver silk has wide sash of plain
white surah. The bodice is plain over
half-high vest of lace. A portion Of
this sash is draped over the bodice.
being gathered in ut each shoulder and
run through slide of silver set with
pearls and diamond clippings. There
are pins to match to be worn in the
hair. A second dress of dove-gray
tulle showed the drapings caught up
with slender silver leaves in finest fill
gree powdered with diamond dust. A
carriage dress of golden-brown faille
and velvet is deliberately decorated
with sequins. buckles and agrafes of
real gold and bronze in old medal de-
signs. The three gowns mentioned are
for a bride.
Among the novel fabrics in corduroys
are silk and wool patterns which arc
said to be very popular in Paris and
Loudon. One imported costume, made
at a West End house in London. shows
pesticost of heliotrope corduroy. with
Il stripe of plush and satin in pale lilac.
Above this is tunic of plain hello
trope cloth, with slight decorations of
the striped corduroy on the collar and
sleeves Another in fawn-cOlored cor.
duroy is striped with green and scarlet
velvet. The jacket opens over a vest
of the stripe. and is made of plain
fawn-colorcd corduroy, with hand
some beadwOrk down each side of the
front. wrought in cashmere colors,
matched to those in the stripe.
The importers windows are crowded
with elegant fancies in silk cord APP
pliqne. galloons and rare and novel de-
vices in gimp and passemcnterie of
all kinds. Some of the open-work
fabrics for dinner and carriage gowns
are made to initiate elaborate Indian
embroidcries, and on silken textiles.
Much Of the handiwork is in sequins,
beads and pendants of various sorts.
and the numerous small wraps, fronts
of dresses, side panels and peplums are
elegantly decorated with these trim
mings. most of which are new in pat
tern. very attractive to look at, and ex-
pensive to purchase.
Some of the new dust cloaks for sum-
mer wear are very handsome and
stylish. Others look as if designed
merely as an excuse for the buying of
Il novel wrap. Those of very pale
hued silk. lined with pink or blue. are
of this class. Among the really useful
models lately exhibited. were those
of dove gray or beige mohair, CASH
mere and armure stuffs. Another was
made Of fawn-colorcd canvas. extreme
iy fine in quality and of close Newman
ket shape in the back. with semi-loose
fronts buttoned to the waist and there
tied with brown satin ribbon. A sort
OF trellis pattern in go!den-orown siTk
formed delicate woven stripe down
the fronts, on the collar and sleeves,
and edges Of the pointed hood. This
wrap. while stylish. was certainly eff
fective as means of protection against
dust. and the color would not show
very quickly any clingins marks of the
same. as Il thorough shaking after
dusty journey would quickly remove
every particle which had adhered to it
~ Y. Post.